As Gov. Chris Christie battles a growing controversy in his
home state, national Democrats are preparing to take on the governor this
weekend when he travels to Florida for a series of fundraisers.

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has scheduled a series of press conferences in cities where Christie will reportedly attend fundraisers
for Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
According to reports, Christie will attend fundraisers in Naples, Orlando, Fort
Lauderdale, and
West Palm Beach.

As part of his new role as chairman of the Republican
Governors Association Christie is making the rounds to states holding
gubernatorial elections this year.

So far, the DNC has scheduled press conference for Orlando
on Saturday morning and Ft. Lauderdale that afternoon.

Few details have yet been released on the trip, a fact the
DNC notes in its release.

"Like
members of the press, we too lack details on Christie's trip. The Christie and
Scott teams aren't exactly forthcoming these days," the release announcing
the event reads. "What we do know is there are a series of closed-press
fundraisers and no public events, which means either Chris Christie doesn't
want to answer questions about his scandal or Rick Scott just doesn't want to
be seen in public with Christie. We don't blame either of them."

Christie has been embroiled in a controversy of late
surrounding the diversion of local lanes at the George Washington Bridge. Emails indicate a Christie staffer was aware
of and may have ordered the lane closures.

Gov. Chris Christie has denied prior knowledge of the
scandal and to date no emails or correspondence have emerged linking him to the
incident.

Two officials at the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey have resigned as a result of the controversy and Christie has fired one
staffer and cut ties with his former campaign manager, who was linked to the scandal
by emails.

A spokesman for the Republican Governors Association did not
immediately return an email seeking comment on the DNC's scheduled press
conferences.